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Climate change and dangers to Yucatán’s cultural heritage
Much has been documented on climate change and rising sea levels affecting low-lying regions like the Yucatán Peninsula.
After Hamas Assault, Israeli Strikes Destroy Mosques and Buildings in Gaza
Cultural heritage in the occupied Palestinian territory is caught in the crossfire as the death toll continues to climb.
Student Just Stop Oil protesters who threw paint on Radcliffe Camera named
Two student Just Stop Oil supporters who painted Oxford’s Radcliffe Camera library orange have been named, with one taking a gap year to support Just Stop Oil.
American tourist arrested for smashing Jerusalem museum statues
Images shared by Israeli police show the two ancient Roman sculptures lying broken on the floor.
Unesco planning virtual museum of stolen cultural artefacts
Project aims to raise awareness of trafficking and the relationship between artefacts and communities.
More than 130 taxidermied animals in a South Dakota museum were found to contain arsenic. Nobody knows what to do with them
The museum was promptly shut down to the public, but debates about the fate of the animals rage on outside the silent menagerie’s closed doors.
A Hedge Fund Titan Is Suing Over Four Monet Paintings Worth $45 Million That Were Lost In a Michigan House Fire
Recently filed documents in a high-stakes art insurance lawsuit revealed that several eight-figure Monet paintings were destroyed in a fire.
Azerbaijan’s takeover of Nagorno-Karabakh raises fears about the fate of Armenian heritage sites in the region
While the Azerbaijani president has promised to protect cultural and religious sites in the region, others have called for their demolition.
La Policía investiga daños vandálicos en tres cuadros en Zamora, dos cedidos por el Museo del Prado
Los daños, realizados con un objeto punzante y que son visibles únicamente mirando con detenimiento los cuadros, son objeto de investigación policial.